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Hi all, This is my first post so again hi to again to all Gooheads.Ive been playing around with a 10 year old no name rocket (probably a chinese copy ).Does anyone here know what to either put in the…Continue

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"Hi Benson
I've had the sticking thing before and fixed it.
Wait until cold and then run the top of the bottle under the hot water tap or use a hairdryer and melt the wax up the top.
It should sink if you swirl it around. Wrap a little bit of…"

"Great find.
Its pretty rare we find these type of lamps in Australia but ive always got my eyes out at every garage sale.
Ive just redone 2 lamps and changed master fluid in both.
One was an old 70s crestworth and the other was a late 80s…"

"Hi Kero48,
I emailed magma tower a few days ago and are still waiting for a reply about sending Kits etc to Australia.
In the meantime I've got some lab quality oncentrate Sodium Lauryl Sulphate in solid form coming so I'll give this…"

"Hi again
Just to clarify that
P=V x I
Or power ( watts ) = volts x current (amps)
So 40watts = 130v x 0.3 amps
And 40 watts = 120v x 0.33 amps
Normally the more amps the more heat, its got to do with electrons and friction but you cant see…"

"Hi kero48
Jon is right about the watt thing.
Watts = power and nothing to do with light or heat.
I can also see that a lower voltage thinner element can get hotter but ive never done the test.
But a extra thick element can draw 40 watts but…"

"Hi Rebecca
Love the clocks and lava together.
Looks like you must have a "time" thing going on.
Too much or too little ?
But what a way to pass time watching clocks and lava flowing.
First day of winter here. 1 degree Celsius!…"

"Hi Claude J
Its already got the original bulb in it with no info on how many watts it is.
The purple wax is quite dark and not very translucent at all.
Sometimes it actually looks black.
I'm going to put a dimmer in and try to control the heat…"

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